Russell A. Cardwell Online

Is not prayer a study of truth, a sally of the soul into the unfound infinite? No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Universal Deceit
• Begin It
• A Joy Too Sweet for Words
• Messy Meditation on Discipline and Stuff
• Fear and Loathing

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

—Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul

• We Need the Storm
• But One Thing is Needful
• Ask, Knock
• The Most Important Part
• The Lord is My Cellmate

I should chiefly be grateful for having been brought up since I was eight in a faith that has nourished me and taught me all the little that I know.

—J. R. R. Tolkein

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America is the land of the free because we are the home of the brave.
—David Mahoney

• How come?
• The Greatest of These
• The Arms of God
• More Messy Meditation
• More on Persecuted Christians

Whatever you think, be sure it is what you think; whatever you want, be sure that it is what you want; whatever you feel, be sure that it is what you feel.

—T. S. Eliot

• Does Satan Tremble?
• Leave a Legacy
• America Ceases to be Good
• Satanic Attack
• Jesus’ Friends

Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it—what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.

—Carlos Castaneda

• Anselm or Finney?